Florida Department of Transportation

The Orlando Police Department received a grant for the third year to make roads safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The $49,000 Florida Department of Transportation grant is intended to reduce accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists. It will be used for enforcement operations targeting the unsafe habits of all road users.

Police plan to hand out tickets for those failing to follow traffic laws. When not ticketing, officers will talk with pedestrians to educate them on the traffic laws.

Central Florida has long been known to be dangerous for those on foot and on bikes. But the number of those injured in Orlando is down slightly this year when compared to...

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